Mount Beauty & District Men's Shed
Feel productive, contribute to the community and have fun doing it!
There has been plenty happening at the Shed the last few weeks. Projects involve Shed development, client jobs and community tasks.
We welcome new member Ciro Luchini from Tawonga South.
Warwick Mitchell is currently constructing a large wooden Garden Box (2m long x 0.6m wide x 0.8m high) for a client.
Rod Hyde is making a kindling splitter for use by the Shed. He is modifying an old piece of machinery to build it.
Program:
• BBQ — Again the Shed will be providing many BBQ delights. There will be the usual socialising, camaraderie and fellowship.
• Guest Speaker — Helen L’Huillier (OAM).
Earlier this year Helen and husband Paul spent 3 weeks helping out on the historic Dunlop Sheep Station on the Darling River near the township of Louth NSW, 100km west of Bourke. Helen will talk about some of their interesting experiences and the type of work they did during their stay, as well as the history of the station and the owners’ plans for the future. Helen has a collection of photos and a short video to accompany her talk.
Helen & Paul’s experiences are fascinating and the photos are outstanding. Come and hear about the shearers who went on strike and swam across the Darling River to play cricket on the other side, much to the fury of the boss who had sheep in the yards waiting to be shorn.
Healthy Male for Men, Family & Friends (eNews) — July 2019.
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Fundraising for our Shed Extension — West Peak Hotel
This Friday night 26th July from 5:30 pm. The West Peak Hotel and the Men’s Shed is conducting another raffle which is put on by the Hotel. The Hotel provides the tickets and the prizes (which the Shed pays for out of the takings on the night). We sell the tickets and already have volunteer sellers.
We need your support again at this function so come down for a meal which is available from 5:30 pm, buy a few tickets and enjoy a fun social evening. Raffle draw is at 7:00 pm — usually have about 30 draws so your chances of a win are very good.
A new free magazine for Men called MALE — Click [HERE] to view the magazine. It has 23 pages of varying topics on important health issues for all Shedders.
There has been plenty happening at the Shed the last few weeks. The Shed extension foundation and drainage work are well on the way.
For all the information you need to know about Men’s Health go to the Healhy Male website RESOURCES page. Click [HERE}.
Dick Puttyfoot — producing computer generated routed wooden signs for Parks Victoria.
Left photo – Rod Hyde has been producing a number of metal storage shelves/racks for the Neighbourhood Centre’s new greenhouse. Right photo – Shane Clooney ‘our electrical guru’ is turning his hand to a woodworking project.
Left photo – Ian Erbacher on the Table Saw cutting kindling for the Hospital Opp Shop to sell. Right photo – Mal Darwent & Barry Hinson preparing the concrete slab that the old Falls Creek Eagle Chair will sit on.
Left photo – Pozzie from NE Home Improvement Co pouring concrete to sit the old Eagle Chair on and Mal Darwent who is overseeing this project. Right photo– The Shed’s new 3 x 4.5m Marquee for use at the Football/Netball gate collection and other community events (it includes three walls).
Left photo – Deer Guard installation at the Clover Arboretum (from left: Mark Ghiradello, Shane Clooney, Reg Hollonds and kneeling Justin Grealy The Shed has made 12 Deer Guards for the Friends of the Clover Arboretum. Right photo – Alf Thistlethwaite with two pieces of furniture that he has resorted.
Warwick Mitchell manufacturing the base of the Flag Pole that will be erected at the Pioneer Memorial Park in Tawonga.
Pick My Project is a Victorian-first community grants initiative, with at least $1 million in funding available in each metro and regional area.
Mount Beauty and the community needs your help to secure support and funding for a project that has been ongoing for many years i.e. the Pebble Beach Walking Track Extension that follows the West Kiewa River past the Mt Beauty Holiday Centre Caravan Park.
How do you vote?
Our new outside BBQ storage cabinet. Built by Mal Darwent. A terrific job.
Warwick Mitchell improvisation. No clamps are big enough for this job to hold glued joints together so rope and tie downs were used.
We know who the culprit is. We are coming…
An Opp Shop job – table refurbishment.
Restoring an old seat to its former glory!
More bikes for sale. Professionally repaired by our bike guru Mark H… Tell others there are some bargains to be had.
